Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law Chao Chien-ming's jail sentence has been increased to seven years by an appeal court, one year longer than the sentence given in the first trial, according to local media reports. ...full story at People's Daily
from People's Daily on Tue, Jun 26 2007
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